Is IBM a good company to work for?

IBM has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 131,551 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 78% of employees would recommend working at IBM to a friend and 68% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about IBM have been left by employees working as Research Intern , Internship and Intern - Hourly .

Does IBM pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, IBM employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at IBM. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at IBM?

78% of IBM employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated IBM 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IBM?

Software Engineer (4343) , Applications Developer (2901) , Software Developer (2412) , Project Manager (2320) , Senior Software Engineer (2034) , Senior Consultant (1845) , Consultant (1840) , IT Specialist (1112) , Application Developer (1104) , Associate Systems Engineer (1030) , Business Analyst (1025) , Systems Engineer (871) , Manager (850) , Managing Consultant (848) , Intern (821)

What are the pros of working at IBM according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance and good to be able to work from home although that’s often at the discretion of your manager" ((in 11045 reviews)); "The people are great and the Extreme Blue program was excellent for learning principles of product design." ((in 5056 reviews)); "IBM Canada provides flexible work hours and one can work from home almost all the time." ((in 4366 reviews)); "1. Extremely good work culture 2. Packages are good 3. Direct contact to senior level employees" ((in 3400 reviews)); "Good benefits backed by a solid fortune 50 company with world class products and services." ((in 3333 reviews))

What are the cons of working at IBM according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary and the increment was less than 2% even top performer unless you got band promotion" ((in 5436 reviews)); "• Hard to get a promotion unless you have a good manager that is respected and fights for you" ((in 2176 reviews)); "The pay is low and not much hope it will get better even through hard work and delivering results" ((in 2020 reviews)); "No Salary hike.No On site opportunity.Very few are lucky getting visas and traveled to on" ((in 1741 reviews)); "Poor Leadership; Weak Execution; Benefits to employees are getting worse; Money spent on dividends instead of R&D." ((in 617 reviews))

What are employees saying about IBM layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about IBM layoffs and their outlook for job security at IBM in 2026.

What are the top reviewed IBM locations?

New York , Austin , Atlanta , San Jose , Dallas , Washington , Armonk , Chicago , Raleigh , Research Triangle Park , San Francisco , Boston , Rochester , Poughkeepsie , Boulder , Baton Rouge , Durham , Los Angeles , Littleton , Houston , Yorktown Heights , Denver , Cambridge , Charlotte , Somers , Columbus , Seattle , Philadelphia , Tucson , Phoenix

IBM reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(107,157 total reviews)

Arvind Krishna

76% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Senior management

IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,157 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IBM employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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107K reviews

3.0

Jul 10, 2009

Long term employee...recently retired

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None...Used to be a great company to work for but not any longer.

Cons

Pay raises of 1% or 2% every few years drives newer employees away. Unfortunately the respect for the individual that was IBM's creed has vanished. Used to be the Flagship company to work for however now just another large multinational that most new hires stay on for 5 years and then move on.

1.0

Feb 17, 2009

Fear and Loathing in the halls; What happens when there is Only Greed and Incompetence in the Board Room

Advisory engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are few. One would be rather than collecting unemployment, but for the most part I would expect that anyone desperate enough to accept a position at IBM should count on a negative experience. To some that may be the trade off to gaining experience and later finding meaningful employment with an ethical and morally run company.

Cons

Obscene greed on the part of senior managers, and incompetence at the lower levels of management. Not knowing if your position is going to be downsized, or right sized, or whatever term is the term of the day for IBM.

1.0

Feb 10, 2009

Time to expose Big Blue as a Big Fraud.

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits and perceived respect for IBM in the marketplace.

Cons

Unless you reside in the ivory tower in Armonk, you are just a serial # to this company. Management is a joke. They are not respected, because generally speaking, most of them are incompetent. They rely on their team to make them look good, so when it comes time for recognition, they have no problem accepting it for themselves, rather than passing it on to those who "truly" deserve it. The PBC rating system (yearly review) is a joke, it is a luck of the draw exercise. I have found that in 10 years with the company, it seems we spend more time trying to justify our employment by making sure our powerpoint presentations look pretty and also that the data presented to executives is as "accurate as possible". Employee morale is horrible. It has become a depressing company to work for.

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